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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 10:17 AM
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Default door ajar problem, please help!

it takes a good 3-4 tries of closing my driver door for the display to say its closed. any tips on whats goin on?
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 10:25 AM
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check ur door button isnt sticking.. look around door jam for the push switch
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 11:48 AM
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The archives hold the answer.
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 12:40 PM
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Default door switch

you have to take apart the whole latching mechanisim and fix the switch, what you gotta do is heat up the little plastic arm that touches the two pins on the switch and closes the contacts,
it's not fully closing when it's hot outside, because the arm is more flexible
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